Nearly 25,000 Newer Workers Fired Under Trump: Agencies

Eighteen agencies provided the number of terminated workers in sworn declarations filed in federal court following orders to reinstate the terminated workers. Federal agencies fired nearly 25,000 newer workers, officials said in court filings. It’s the first time many of them have provided official termination numbers. Eighteen agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, started

Texas midwife, assistant arrested for providing illegal abortions, state AG says

A 48-year-old woman and 29-year-old man were arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions and operating a network of unlicensed clinics in the Houston area, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday. Paxton said that Maria “Dr. Maria” Rojas is a known midwife in Northwest Houston and was taken into custody in Waller County.  During an

ICYMI: “Trump’s tariffs are saving the American steel industry”

The American steel industry will be “reinvigorated” by President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs on steel imports, writes Steel Manufacturers Association President Philip K. Bell in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — describing how President Trump’s action to close loopholes and exemptions will strengthen the critical industry. “The American steel industry, in other words, is going in reverse,

Trump Taps Republic Airways CEO to Lead FAA

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was nominated by the president to lead the agency following several deadly airplane incidents this year. President Donald Trump announced on March 17 the nomination of Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways, to serve as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as the agency faces scrutiny over aviation safety